[netCDF #OBT-976583]: Data from NOAA

Hi Michael,

Wards advice is great, but I'll add one more resource, the answer to
the "Frequently Asked Question" about converting netCDF data to text
or import into Excel:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/faq.html#converttotext

--Russ

> On 9/29/13 9:29 PM, michal.snow wrote:
> > New Ticket: Data from NOAA
> >
> > Dear Support
> >
> > I need to know how to turn the data in this file "hgt.mon.mean.nc" into
> > a text listing / spread sheet so I can analyze the data through time.
> >
> > I download the whole data set below
> >
> > The right hand link "Link to files" "hgt.mon.mean.nc" 537mb
> >
> > http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/cgi-bin/db_search/DBSearch.pl?DatasetÍC+Derived+N
> > CEP+Reanalysis+Products+Pressure+Level&Variable=Geopotential+height&Statistic=Me
> > an&group=0&submit=Search
> >
> > I also downloaded this program here;
> >
> > Program to read the file, I used the middle file "toolsUI-4.3.jar" 29mb
> >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf/netcdf-java-4/index.jsp
> >
> > Then that program does actually read the whole data set, I know because
> > there is a mapping part of the program that reads all the data.
> >
> > I need to know if there is a tool to extract text file listings of the
> > data? or if you know how I could do that?
> There are a number of programs which can read and display/export netcdf data
> from netcdf files.  A comprehensive list may be found here:
> 
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/software.html
> 
> You may be interested in the 'ncdump' program, which will let you
> extract data
> from netcdf files.  Alternatively, you might find the 'NCO' (NetCDF
> Operators)
> package useful:
> 
> http://nco.sourceforge.net
> 
> NCO allows you to extract data from netCDF files, as well as other
> manipulations
> and analysis of gridded scientific data.  The NCO User's guide may be
> found here:
> 
> http://nco.sourceforge.net/nco.html
> 
> I suspect that NCO will be the best fit for your needs.
> 
> I hope this helps, have a great day,
> 
> -Ward
> 
> > I want to run analysis on each individual grid point at each 2.5deg
> > coordinate interval.
> >
> > If you go to the tab "Feature types" and then choose the sub-tab "Grids",
> > then choose the icon that looks like 2 eyes poking above a red box
> > "Grid viewer" then you can see all the data through that map interface.
> >
> > There are many other functions in this program including functions to
> > display data structures and bits of code. It seems like the data file
> > must be in some sort of C++ structure that is described by the program.?
> >
> > What I really need is to pull the data into tables or text files so that
> > I can do the spread sheet analysis I need to. To write down the numbers
> > one by one from the interface manually would take me 100 years. If I
> > could read the data I could do a mapped analysis of the rates of change
> > of thickness at various levels over the world, something that had never
> > been done and would be extremely informative.
> >
> > Regards Michal
> >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: OBT-976583
> > Department: Support netCDF
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> > Link:  
> > https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/esupport/staff/index.php?_m=tickets&_a=viewticket&ticketid=22745
> 
> 
Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: OBT-976583
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed